buff-tip moth

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noun

a large European moth, Phalera bucephala, having violet-brown buff-tipped forewings held at rest around the body so that it resembles a snapped-off twig

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Words nearby buff-tip moth

Buffon, buffoon, buffoonery, Buffs, buff stick, buff-tip moth, buff top, buff wheel, buffy, buffy coat, bufotalin

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How to use buff-tip moth in a sentence

Then Ziegler tosses the buff LaBeouf around like a rag doll.
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Earlier this year, security at major airports was tightened because of a tip that al-Asiri had been working on a cell phone bomb.
A Gift to the Jihadis: The Unseen Airport Security Threat|Clive Irving|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In total, officers said 600 emails or tip-offs had been received by more than 40 officers working on Operation Fairbank.
Victim: I Watched British MPs Rape and Murder Young Boys|Nico Hines|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tip: The narrower upper deck in coach is the better choice because its eight-seat rows cannot be extended.
Flying Coach Is the New Hell: How Airlines Engineer You Out of Room|Clive Irving|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Have you always been a history buff, or a military history buff?
McCain’s 13 Favorite Soldiers|Sandra McElwaine|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The best pipet is a small glass tube which has been drawn out at one end to a tip with rather small opening.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Tip wore leaky boots all last winter, but when spring came he bought Mrs. Pulsifer a sewing machine.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Mrs. Kaye's expressive eyes, which had dwelt on Isabel with flattering attention, fell to the tip of her cigarette.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
The blood is obtained from the finger-tip or the lobe of the ear, as for a blood count; only a very small drop is required.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It should be of rather large caliber, and have an opening in the tip and one or two in the side near the tip.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd